Events

Friday, 31 January, 7.30 PM at the Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle In a world stressed by climate change and population growth, the issue of GM crops is again rising to the top of the socio-political agenda. Agri-business, as supported by […]

18th June 2014, 18:00 to 20:30, Birley Room, Hatfield College, Durham University Corruption perpetrated by bankers and other financial players has been argued to lie at the root of the global financial crisis. But to what extent should behaviours and […]

A series of short films about the effects of recent welfare and migration reform on the lives of asylum seekers and benefit claimants in the UK. Produced by some of the very people affected by the reforms, these films present […]

Brownfield or previously developed land is everywhere. Nearly everyone has visited or lived near an area that was once used for industrial purposes, making it unsuitable for redevelopment. Besides being an eye sore, brownfield is also known to be detrimental […]

10th March 2014, 13:00 to 14:00, Seminar Room 010, Dept of Geography, Professor Alberto Montanari, University of Bologna, Italy Summary The damages and fatalities caused by floods are dramatically increasing in many countries of the world, including in Europe and […]

There are a number of upcoming seminars in the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience. All seminars take place from 1pm-2pm in Seminar Room 010, Dept of Geography, unless noted otherwise. 24 February – Two Approaches to Reasoning from Evidence or […]

4th October 2013, 14:00 to 15:00, Seminar Room 010, Dept of Geography, Dr Md. Nadiruzzaman, United Nations University (MRF-UNU) Project Population movements following an environmental stress can be a huge development challenge if we do not know where people are […]

Institute of Hazard Risk and Resilience Seminar Series 2013 (Michaelmas Term) All seminars are held in Seminar Room 010 in the Department of Geography at Durham University from 13.00-14.00. For those outside of Durham interested in attending IHRR’s seminars please email […]

This two-day workshop at Durham University 18-19 June 2013 is organised by the Cost Action IS1101 Climate Change and Migration project led by Dr Andrew Baldwin. The workshop will feature the following seminars and features Key Note presentations from David Theo Goldberg […]

Event sponsored by the Institute for Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), Durham University. Organised by the Citizens’ Panel attached to the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action (CSJCA), Durham University. This event follows on from a very successful Institute […]